Jenny and Joe are the photographers behind some of the (awesome) photos of our bags. We asked them to write about a trip they took to New Zealand in a guest post for our blog. – Darcy The gentle lapping of the waves was lulling me to sleep. Joe was outside, manning a camera that…

Our Portable Culture Portrait blog series features TOM BIHN Forum members, the bags they carry, and what items they carry in their bags. It’s inspired by our Portable Culture tagline. This edition features Forum member imahawki. The previous editions featured Forum members Amy, Perseffect, jujigatame and bchaplin. What’s the most useful item that you carry?…

Several of us here at TB — Nik, Darcy, and Matt (and his wife Rox) — foster kittens in our free time. It’s a fun way to do something good and help people (kittens are people too, of course). It’s once again “kitten season” (the time of year when cats are most likely to give…